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PATENTED FEB. 19, 1907.

M. V. AYRES.

WINDOW.

APPLICATION FILED APR.

J E I MILAN V. AYRES, OF NEWTON HIGHLANDS, MASSACHUSETTS.

WINDOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19, 1907.

Application filed April 28, 1906. Serial No. 314,193.

To all ZU/LONY/ it 71mg concern Be it known that I, MiLAN V. Areas, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Newton Highlands, in thecounty of MiddleseX and State of Massachusetts, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Windows, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to the arrangement and manipulation of car-windows,more particularly of that class in which the window sash is moved into apocket or receptacle in the side of the car. These windows may be eitherside windows or vestibulewindows and heretofore have been usuallyarranged to open Ly dropping the sash into the pocket. When thesewindows are closed, the usual practice has been to push forward thelower edge of the sash, which was arranged to swing for this purpose,and then drop the same over a ledge, which serves to hold the sash inposition and to keep out wind and rain. This construction involves theguiding of the sash by a very wide groove, which will permit thebackward and forward movement of the sash. The width of this groove orguide is in itself detrimental, as it deprives the sash of lateralsupport and often allows it to bend inward under the influence of strongwind, especially a head-wind in the case of vestibule-windows. Thisarrangement also permits disagreeable rattling of the window, and theadmission of rain and wind around the edges. Moreover, unless specialarrangements are provided for this purpose, the construction alluded toleaves thepocketopen so that it frequently forms a receptacle forobjectionable matter and refuse disposed of by the passengers. I aminformed that constructions have been contrived involving the use ofcovers for sash-pockets of this general charactor; but in such instancesas have come to niyattention the disadvantages due to the wide grooveand swinging-sash construction have not been overcome.

In the drawings hereto annexed, which illustrate an embodiment of myinvention and improvements, Figure 1 is a vertical section of acar-window sash and adjacent portions of the frame of the car, the sashbeing shown herein as raised and the window closed. Fig. 2 is a similarview showing the sash partly inclcsed within the sash-pocket. Fig. 3 isa similar view showing a modification.

A is the window-sash, which slides in grooves or guideways between theupright i'rame portions I1 and M. The guideway extends or is contimuddownward into the sashpocket G between the outer shell I oi the car andthe inner paatition K. These guideways are st) piopoi tioned as to makea fairly close sliding [it with the sash A and may, if desired, beprovided with weather-strips, just like the windows of an ordina'z ydwelling. The only movement ol the sash A is directly up and down inthese guideways, there being, as usual, a guideway at each side of thesash.

On the inside of the car I provide the pocket-cover B, which is niovabletransversely over the pocket G, across tlte guide ways and thewindowopening, and extends from guideway to guideway. The cover B isprovided with a top strip D, which is of proper width and shape tosupport filiO StlSll A when the latter is raised, the sash bearingdirectly upon the top strip D ol the pocketcover. The cover B is, in theinstance shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, hinged to the partitionK at C, the hinge C being preterably a spring-lingo, which normallyurges the pocket-cover toward tltc closed position shown in Fig. 1. Ahandle II, secured to the pocket-cover B, assists in manipulating thesame, and a bead B along the upper edge of the pocket-cover assists inmaking a close and sightly joint between the cover B and the sash A. Iform the sash-supporting strip D with an outwardly-protrudin g lip D,which overhangs the ledge E when the pocket-cover is in its outermostand sashsupporting position. This arrangeirent of lip l) and lodge I),the sash-support D being preferably inclined downwardly and outwa "d,causes rain-water to be properly shed and excluded from the interior ofthe car. \Vhen it is desired to open the car-window, the pocket-cover Bis swung inwardly to the position shown in Fig. 2, its lip D restingagainst the inner side cl the sash A and being held in contact therewithby the springhingc C. If it be desired to provide for partial opening ofthe window, the sash A is iurnislied with nteaus, such tic projectionsF, to coact with the lip D of the pocket-cover, alter the manner of aratcltct and pawl, and thus the window ntay be held in any desirerposition while partly inclosed in the sashpocket between the outercasing I and partition K. All of the detrimental lcatures incidental tothe heretofore used swinging-sash constructions are eliminated by thearrangement above described.

Many forms of sash-supporting pocketcover may be devised by themechanics skilled in the art of car construction which will serve thepurposes above indicated and embody the ideas therein expressed. -Thespecific constructions, therefore, shown in Figs. 1 and 2 are intendedby me merely as illustrating what I believe to be the best mode ofcarrying my invention into effect, the invention itself, however, beingnot limited to such specific construction. In Fig. 3 the cover B isshown as a sliding sill, Which works back and forth in the grooves C inthe frame M, pocketsC being provided for the reception of springs C,which urge the cover B into the position shown in Fig. 3.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of a sash, guideways therefor, extending into asash-pocket, the pocket, a pocket-cover extending from guideway toguideway and movable transversely thereto, said cover provided with adown- Wardly and outwardly inclined sash-support, terminating in a lip,a ledge, said ledge supporting the coverip and said lip overhanging theledge, when the cover is in sash-supporting position.

2. The combination of a sash, guideways therefor extending into asash-pocket, the pocket, a hinged pocket-cover extending from guidewayto guideway and movable transversely thereto, said hinged cover providedwith a downwardly and outwardly inclined sash-support, terminating in alip, a ledge, said ledge supporting the cover-lip and said lipoverhanging the ledge, when the cover is in sash-supporting position.

Signed by me at Boston, Massachusetts, this 27th day of April, 1906.

MILAN V. AYRES.

Witnesses:

ODIN ROBERTS, JOSEPH T. BRENNAN.

